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Watkinson, Ray : William Morris as Designer

Reinhold Publishing Corp., New York, 1967

Fine copy in fine dust jacket, Small 4to, 83 pp.+plates, Bookplate of Jacob L. Chernofsky, publisher of AB Bookman's Weekly, on the front pastedown.

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Watkinson, Ray : William Morris As Designer

Studio Vista, London, 1979

ISBN 0289708990

4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book Condition: Nr Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Nr Fine

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WATKINSON, RAY: : WILLIAM MORRIS AS DESIGNER

LONDON,STUDIO VISTA/CASSELL,1979.

ISBN 0289708990.

UK,Qrto HB+(protected) dw/dj,1st edn thus. [UK 1st edn was H/back,in 1967,by Studio Vista,so no ISBN.This edn with an ISBN for stated p/back edn,is in fact a 1979 H/back edn in the publisher's original cloth,and not in a library binding!!!] NFINE/NFINE. Though an ex-lib copy [The British School of Brussels Library,Tervuren,BELGIUM],the ONLY Library markings/notations/indications are to the front free endpaper (b/w library bookplate+separate ink stamp) and to rear free endpaper (withdrawl slip tipped in - only two withdrawals,a pasted docket holder) and a separate,ink,library stamp to rear pastedown.Plain white endpapers can be removed and sympathetically replaced.There are no library numbers or stamps to any other part of the book.] No price-clip to protected dw/dj.Bright,clean,blue+green 'Pimpernel' motif/design (c1870's),wrap-around artwork illustrated dw/dj with green letters in square to upper wrap,with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - due to protected dw/dj.Top+fore-edges bright and clean,contents bright,tight and clean also. Bright,clean,publisher's original,plain dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and plain white endpapers with aforementioned library paraphenalia.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus,7-81pp [paginated] includes introduction,7 chapters,a b/w woodcut illus in the text,bibliography; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages and b/w illus frntis,90 illustrations (26 in colour in 16pp,64 in b/w in 48pp) following the unpaginated general index and index of persons,towards rear of book. In our design-conscious age,William Morris (1834-96) - designer,craftsman,theorist, father-figure of an international movement and for thirty years the centre of a group of architects,designers and artists - rouses curiousity in those who have begun to discover his work and ideas and the desire for reappraisal in those to whom they have long been familiar. In this important study,Ray Watkinson considers three apects of Morris: as individual playing his part in a large development; as working designer; and as theorist about art and its function in society.Morris's theories influenced his successors who produced,and continue to produce,designs orientated upon function in terms of human usage.They have become increasingly unlike his in style,but they fulfil the requirements set out in his lectures.His ideas and lectures have probably exerted the greatest influence in the realms of architecture,town planning and printing; but there few areas of design from which his mark is absent.Morris the poet,Morris the social propagandist,find only a small and incidental place here;for this is a book specifically about Morris the designer.Yet the author recognizes in its pages that for Morris,art,poetry, architecture,social justice,the making of things both useful and beautiful,were inseparable parts of a great whole.It was in the light of this conception,which had deepened and broadened throughout his life, that all his work was carried on. The 91 illustrations (26 in colour) cover every aspect of Morris's output as a designer,ranging from the new type faces of the famous Kelmscott Press to his designs for fabrics and stained glass.This stimulating survey will be of interest to both student and professional designers,as well as to the layman who wishes to improve his acquaintance with the most important single figure in the field of 20thC design. Ray Watkinson studied engraving at Manchester School of Art in the 'thirties, and in forty-odd years of working life has been illustrator,designer,engineering draughtsman,journalist and art critic.He has taught the history and practice of art and design in a number of places - Manchester, Poole, Watford, the City of London Polytechnic, the London College of Printing: when this book was first written (1966-7) he was Senior Lecturer in the History of Art in Brighton Polytechnic. Please contact seller,because of the oversize and heavier weight and value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.
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Watkinson, Ray : William Morris as Designer

Reinhold Publishing, N Y, 1967

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full blue cloth boards. Light wear to cover. Small tears and edge wear to dust jacket. 8 1/8"w x 10"h. 84 pages of text followed by 91numbered images in color and black and white. Previous owner's name inside.. Architecture. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good

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